Video: Pruning Tips for Trees, Shrubs, Roses & Blueberries

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pruning tips, apple tree

Did you know that spring is a great time for pruning? In this week’s video, I share all sorts of pruning tips for trees (esp. fruit trees), flowering shrubs, roses and blueberry plants.

You’ll learn how to prune properly and avoid common mistakes. Pruning can seem daunting at times but once you know the basics, you’ll do great.

Main pruning tips:

  • Remove dead, damaged and diseased branches first
  • Don’t remove more than 25% of the tree’s (or other plant’s) canopy in a year
  • Don’t feel like you have to do everything at once!
  • Use the 3-step cut for larger branches to avoid damage
  • Prune a branch, step back, and decide if more branches need to go

Also, within the video, I mentioned that I have some videos that contain pruning tips for specific types of plants. You’ll find links to them (on my YouTube channel) underneath this week’s video. I hope you’ll find this really helpful!

As promised, here are links to some of my pruning videos for specific types of plants:

How to prune blueberries

How to prune raspberries and blackberries

How to prune fruit trees

How to prune roses